Linear pricing (2026)
Linear's paid plans start at $8/user/month — below the $9.50 median of the 6 Project Management Software tools we track. A free plan is available, and you can test it on a 14-day free trial.
Plans
Every plan, side by side
Free
Free forever
- Unlimited members
- 250 active issues
- Slack & GitHub integrations
- 2 teams
- API access
Basic
per user, per month (billed annually)
or $10/mo billed monthly
Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited issues
- 5 teams
- Unlimited file uploads
- Admin roles
Business
per user, per month (billed annually)
or $16/mo billed monthly
Everything in Basic, plus:
- Unlimited teams
- Private teams & guest accounts
- Linear Insights analytics
- Triage responsibility & SLAs
- Zendesk & Intercom integrations
Enterprise
Tailored pricing for larger teams
Everything in Business, plus:
- SAML SSO & SCIM provisioning
- Advanced security (audit log)
- Custom terms & invoicing
- Priority support with SLAs
At a glance
Plan comparison
Monthly vs annual pricing and the headline limits of each tier.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Unit | Key inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | $0/mo | free forever | Unlimited members · 250 active issues |
| Basic | $10/mo | $8/mo | per user, per month (billed annually) | Unlimited issues · 5 teams |
| Business | $16/mo | $14/mo | per user, per month (billed annually) | Unlimited teams · Private teams & guest accounts |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | — | custom pricing — contact sales | SAML SSO & SCIM provisioning · Advanced security (audit log) |
FAQs
Common Linear pricing questions
How much does Linear cost?
Free plan: unlimited members, 250 active issues, 2 teams. Paid tiers per user per month (annual billing): Basic $8 (unlimited issues), Business $14 (unlimited teams, private teams, Insights analytics, SLAs), Enterprise by quote (SAML/SCIM, audit log). Pricing lands below Asana and monday.com at comparable tiers, and the free plan lets an entire startup adopt before paying.
Is Linear only for engineering teams?
Effectively, yes — and deliberately. Product, design and engineering teams thrive in it; marketing and ops teams typically bounce off the sprint-and-issue model, the absence of Gantt views and the lack of guest access. The common successful pattern: engineering runs Linear, the wider company runs Asana or Notion, connected via integrations. Forcing the whole company into Linear is the source of most of its negative reviews.
Can Linear replace Jira?
For most startups and mid-sized product teams, yes — switchers in our reviews consistently report faster triage, happier engineers and no missed capability. Linear imports Jira projects directly. The exceptions: organizations that need Jira’s deep workflow customization, on-prem hosting, or ecosystem plugins (test management, ITSM). Above ~500 engineers evaluate carefully; below that, the migration is usually a weekend and a relief.
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